- Supporting efficient energy consumption by monitoring how the facilities use electricity 
- Brisk in expanding overseas markets through the development of related solutions for buildings and industrial facilities

POSCO ICT (CEO: Kuk-Hwan Jun) has introduced in its office buildings in Pangyo an energy efficiency system that is expected to realize for the company annual cost savings of more than KRW 0.1 billion.

This building energy control system (BEMS or Building Energy Management System), which has started its service in the company's office buildings in Pangyo, is capable of monitoring the energy use of various facilities including HVAC, lighting, water heating/cooling equipment, and elevators to improve power consumption efficiency. The system is especially outstanding in analyzing and forecasting energy use by individual functionalities in a building to identify patterns of consumption, eliminate inefficient aspects of operation, and offer optimization guides. For example, BEMS controls window blinds automatically based on the indoor temperature and tracks the energy consumption of each group of facilities with the same functionalities to put those with higher efficiencies on top of the operation list.

POSCO ICT's office buildings in Pangyo, which reportedly consume about KRW 0.67 billion worth of energy annually, are estimated to save approximately KRW 0.1 billion in annual cost with BEMS. POSCO ICT is going to beef up the system by adding other features such as smartphone-using energy use control until 2016 to save up to 20% of its entire energy consumption.

Having successfully developed energy control systems for industrial use and for buildings, POSCO ICT has been aggressively seeking related business opportunities last year. As for BEMS, the company is trying to introduce it in the POSCO Center in Beijing, whose construction is slated to be finished in November this year. In the future, the company will introduce systems customized for commercial buildings including hospitals, colleges, hotels, and offices, which reflect the properties of the relevant building. It will also develop a functionality provided on a cloud-based system at the Master Control Center, which enables simultaneous control of multiple buildings. The industrial energy control system has been introduced not only in POSCO ICT but also in Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd., SNNC, and POSCO Hi-Metal; in the near future, it will reach the global market including China, Vietnam, and Indonesia.